Paul Austin Crotty

Personal

Birthday: 
1941
Birthplace: 
Buffalo, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962-1968
Law clerk, Hon. Lloyd F. MacMahon, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1967-1969
Private practice, New York City, 1969-1984, 1988-1993
Office of Financial Services, New York City, 1984-1988; commissioner, 1984; commissioner of finance, 1984-1986; commissioner of housing preservation and development, 1986-1988
Corporation counsel, New York City, 1994-1997
Group president, Verizon Communications, New York and Connecticut region, 1997-2005

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 7, 2004; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 
University of Notre Dame
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1962
Name of School - Second: 

Cornell University Law School

Cornell Law School combines inspired teaching with cutting-edge scholarship in a close-knit and collegial intellectual community. Hallmarks include: A faculty that excels not only in scholarly productivity, but also in teaching ability An approach to legal education that encourages collaboration and interdisciplinary study A global emphasis, including educational partnerships around the world A part of Cornell University, one of the world's great research universities Graduates who are connected and make a difference

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1967

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
George W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/15/2005
Retirement from Active Service: 
8/1/2015